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DVD-RB and AutoQMatEnc
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10. July 2006 @ 15:57 |
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Just finished doing Pirates of the Caribbean, the first one, using ProCoder2, with a little help from my friends, and it came out fantastic. Compression for the full first disk was at 64%, took total of 166 minutes fom start to finish, which would probably be slower than CCE, but pic looks really good. ProCoder is a definite winner for high compression in my opinion :)
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10. July 2006 @ 22:28 |
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I agree, since the start of this thread, I have been using ProCoder2 more and more and it has yet to disappoint. Thank you all for contributing to this thread, it has become far more helpful to me than I could have originally anticipated.
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11. July 2006 @ 00:13 |
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Just finished doing Pirates of the Caribbean, the first one, using ProCoder2, with a little help from my friends, and it came out fantastic. Compression for the full first disk was at 64%, took total of 166 minutes fom start to finish, which would probably be slower than CCE, but pic looks really good. ProCoder is a definite winner for high compression in my opinion :)
Hi arniebear,
Comming from someone that has used CCE for a long time this means alot.
Does this mean you will be using only procoder from now on?
The extra time that procoder takes is well justified by the extra quality you get IMO.
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11. July 2006 @ 04:49 |
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I am definitely going to be using this program a lot. Yes it does take a little longer, but I just started RB and then went off had dinner, walked the dogs and came back and the movie was through and ready to burn. Yes RB is not for the person who is in a hurry, but it still is the best for quality and so I am willing to invest that time. Did not know what I was missing until the comparison shots were put up, so thanks ebega, pazzini and Mort for showing me the error of my ways.
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11. July 2006 @ 12:50 |
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hermes_vb
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14. July 2006 @ 13:04 |
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Great post. You convinced me to try Procoder with DVD RB. Now the question is how much is it? Where can I download a trial?
If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?
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14. July 2006 @ 13:26 |
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hermes_vb
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14. July 2006 @ 13:54 |
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OUCH!!!Is there a light version that can be used w/ DVD RB?
If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?
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pazzini
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14. July 2006 @ 14:24 |
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There is an express version for around $60 but it is no way near as good as procoder2, from what I have heard.
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jmaas
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18. July 2006 @ 19:12 |
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First let me say....great thread....thanks for all the good info
Now to my Newbie questions
- What is the differance between a encoder and transcoder?
- Is RB PRO only able to compress DVD's to DVDR size or can you say go to 2 gig?
- If you had an HTP with 1 terrabyte of storage, and you wanted all your DVD's on the hard drive...how would you encode them (leave them as is, compress them to 4.5 gig....compress them further?)
- And what software would you use on the option you selected in question 3?
Again thanks for the info... I really like your guys attitude...no big heads!
Thanks
Jason
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19. July 2006 @ 08:14 |
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jmaas,
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- What is the differance between a encoder and transcoder?
Here's a good read http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=55302 to answer your question.
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- Is RB PRO only able to compress DVD's to DVDR size or can you say go to 2 gig?
There is what is called a hidden setting in rb. You can insert the line TargetSectors=xxxxxxx in the .ini file under [OPTIONS], xxxxxxx equiling the target size you want your target to be. An empty DVD5 has aprox. 2,295,104 sectors. I forget what the default setting is but can find it if need be.
Sorry, I don't understand your last question.
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20. July 2006 @ 09:43 |
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I don't fully understand his last question either, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and recommend ratDVD. Maybe is what he's looking for.
If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?
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jmaas
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20. July 2006 @ 16:25 |
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Sorry the lasy part was confusing.
It's pretty basic question. If you had 1 TB of storage on a HTPC, how much would you comress your DVD's? I want to put all my DVD's on it, but will need to compress them to fit. Just wanted people's opinions on what they would do (Shrink them to 4.5gig or smaller?)
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21. July 2006 @ 04:01 |
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3. August 2006 @ 02:30 |
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3. August 2006 @ 04:53 |
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4. October 2006 @ 10:38 |
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I have DVD rebuilder pro and use CCE basic in it. Is the Procoder2 you guys are talking about here different to the Procoder included in the encoding settings of DVD rebuilder? Or is it the same product? If it isnt the same where can i get hold of it and how much is it?
Thanks for your help. Ian
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4. October 2006 @ 11:00 |
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4. October 2006 @ 13:06 |
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thanks arnie
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4. October 2006 @ 13:09 |
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You are welcome, good luck and happy burning :)
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20. October 2006 @ 04:04 |
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This thread was a fantastic read. I really enjoyed the comparisons and it certainly opened my eyes. I guess that I will have to save some money for Procoder2. You guys are expensive to have as friends...LOL!
I see that you can get ProCoder2 on eBay for about $270.00 with a student ID. That's not a bad deal.
I did not see much about the thread title regarding AutoMatQEnc. Is this a good encoder as well? Was not mentioned a lot, unless I missed it.
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21. October 2006 @ 14:18 |
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9mmruger1,
Regarding AutoMatQEnc it is a good encoder but HC19 is better, for my backups quality is always my main goal regardless of time, thats why I always use Procoder2 with mastering quality, but for the free encoders that comes with the Pro version HC19 will give better results IMO.
Look HERE for more tests with AMQ
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22. October 2006 @ 03:30 |
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Thanks for the link paz. Very interesting reading. Some of these tests are incredible to see the difference in varying encoders. One of these days I will learn it...LOL.
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22. October 2006 @ 04:07 |
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Your welcome :)
I read that you have CCE, just one bit of advice for low bitrate movies and for movies that need alot of compression like kingkong use HC19 you will get beter results, for example the Saving private ryan frames on page 3 if you look closely you will find that the HC encoder gave a better result (also looked better when watching the movie on my HDTV.)
Once again this is just IMHO.
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22. October 2006 @ 04:23 |
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Thanks for the tip. I will keep that in mind. I hopefully will be doing several the first part of next week. Just depends on my time availability.
Cheers.
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